CASALC
Czech and Slovak Association of Language Centres in Higher Education
Faculty of Education
Comenius University in Bratislava
International conference
Quality Assurance of Language Programmes at
European Higher Education Institutions VIII
Under the Auspices of CercleS
and
doc. RNDr. Edita Partová, CSc.,
the Dean of the Faculty of Education, Comenius University in Bratislava
BRATISLAVA, 25 – 26 JUNE 2020
Announcement and Call for Papers
Objective of the Conference
To establish the forum for the exchange of theoretical information and practical experiences related to learning languages and teaching language programmes at higher education institutions in accordance with the policy of the European Commission.
Key-note Speakers:
Johann Fischer: Quality assurance in university language teaching and testing – a European perspective implemented at national and institutional level
Cristina Pérez Guillot – Julia Consuelo Zabala Delgado: CertACLES: ACLES (Spain) Language Accreditation System
Jolanta Wielgus: Academic Language Certificate ACERT as the Key Element of Quality Assurance in Language Teaching and Assessment at Polish Universities
Organizer:
Department of German Language and Literature, Faculty of Education, Comenius University in Bratislava
Venue:
Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Education, Racianska 59, 813 34 Bratislava
Date:
25-26 June 2020
Symposium Languages:
Czech, English, Slovak
Important Deadlines:
Extended abstract: 28 February 2020
Announcement on the abstract acceptance: 13 March 2020
Conference fee covers:
Costs linked to the attendance of the conference and refreshments. (It does not include accommodation, meals and travel costs.) The papers will be published in the conference proceedings after the due double-peer reviewing.
Early Bird (before 27 March 2020)
CercleS members 50 EUR
Others 70 EUR
After 28 March 2020 (before 15 May 2020)
CercleS members 70 EUR
Others 90 EUR
Bank details
Account holder: Cesko-Slovenska asociacia ucitelov cudzich jazykov
Address: Pedagogicka fakulta, Racianska 59, 813 34 Bratislava, Slovak Republic
Registration Code (ICO): 36061468
VAT Number: 2021570980
Bank: Vseobecna uverová banka, a.s.
Bank Code: 0200
IBAN: SK10 0200 0000 0041 2254 5357
BIC (SWIFT): SUBASKBX
* Please send your abstract to the address: casalcconference@gmail.com
CONFERENCE
Section I
Quality assurance of HEI Curricula
a. Quality of HEI performance – criteria
b. Institutionalization of the quality assurance at HEI
c. Internalization of higher education
d. TQM at HEI
Section II
Quality assurance of language programmes at HEI
a. Language profile of a student/graduate in the tertiary education
b. Transparency and standardization of the acquired language competences
c. NULTE, UNIcert®
Section III
Profile of the language teacher at HEI
a. LSP teacher profile and CEFR
b. Changes in curricula of the institutions educating language teachers
c. Further education of LSP teachers (formal and informal)
Section IV
Common European Framework for Languages and European Language Portfolio
a. Standardization of language programmes at HEI
b. Creating and implementing language programmes at HEI
c. Innovative approaches to teaching and learning languages
d. Assessment of the acquired competences including self-assessment